Well and what now?

In my previous article you could read about strange proposals circling in FAI CIAM.
I’d like to give you brief insight to FAI CIAM hierarchy and procedures. If we want to save our sport it’s good to understand it. Let’s keep it simple.

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Arnhem (updated May 13)

How to start tiny report from this year Arnhem F3B Open? Weather forecast was bad but reality was again (see Cakeheim) even worse (permanent rain, wind gusts, heavy showers). Looks to me that after this year tough winter and first two European World Cup events (Colmar, Kirchheim) we are ready for anything.

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Cakeheim (updated May 1)

To organize F3B contest for more than 100 pilots is not easy task. Organize such contest in bad weather is challenge. Modellsport Club Kirchheim Teck e.V. crew made excellent job. Michael Seyfang and Ueli Trautwein on winchline and Hans-Peter Goelz in background were guiding us between fog and rain quite safely. _DSC0336x

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Colmar (updated April 8)

I can’t remember when I dressed so many layers on me. There were far more colder and windy days this damned winter, but I was never more than 48 hours on airfield.

Part of French crew.

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Chile

It’s always exciting to meet new people sharing same passion for F3B somewhere so far from my home. I already mentioned in my report from Gator2013 right group of F3B Chilean blokes which I met in Florida.

Andres Cordova sent me some stunning pictures made by his friend from South Chile, nearby Volcan Villarrica. I’d [...]

F3B World Championship in future?! CANCELED!

Read carefully text proposed by FAI France delegate Bruno Delor. Hey, Isabelle, Sylvain, Patrik, Philippe, Roland, Laurent, Fabrice, Jeremy and the others F3B friends in France try to convince your delegate that this proposal is really really weird. The others also talk to your FAI delegate to strictly reject this funny idea to combine many [...]

F3B Gator 2013 (updated March 4)

March 4

Game is over. I’d like to believe that we all enjoyed such awesome event. The biggest thank you belongs to Gordon Buckland. If you was trying anytime to organize bigger F3B contest only you can appreciate how much effort, energy, time and worries it costs.

I never experienced combination of such strong wind [...]